phrase example; haiku example
fiber-optic cable; fibre-optic cable
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
employment rate; percentage of employment
New York; New York State; Empire State; NY
the pot calling the kettle black; (lit.) the goop in the eye laughing at the snot in the nose
Library of Congress; parliamentary library
related item; related topic
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
absorbency; hygroscopicity
violation of rights; rights infringement; civil wrong
nuclear fission; fission reaction
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
single-handedly; alone; single-handed
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
deuterium; heavy hydrogen